Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D.
Optometrist · Texarkana, TX
Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1376990523, issued on May 18, 2016. Check the license (Texas 9017T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Brooke Hernandez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 9017T TX
2741 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4224 Texas Blvd, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (479) 216-4548
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170221001834); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4224 Texas Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Brooke Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9017TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $21.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texarkana Vision Group PLLCAshdown, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Brooke Hernandez among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in Texarkana
They are 23 of the 1,147 NPPES records with a practice address in Texarkana, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allen, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031245239904
- Thomas Dvorak, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031598899379
- Littleton Fowler, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031457311607
- Juan Galdamez, O.DTexarkana, TX 755031467644229
- James Glass, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031538172267
- Glen Hart, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031982782439
- Lara May, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031154498210
- John McCall, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031174699615
Common questions
What is Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376990523, issued on May 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4224 Texas Blvd, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (479) 216-4548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Brooke Hernandez, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9017T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.